Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,654 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Black Composers and Musicians in Classical Music History
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Salt-N-Pepa (1985- )
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USA / Corps d’Afrique 1st Louisiana Native Guard (1862-1863)
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Nat Love (1854-1921)

Explore Global African History

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Juliano Moreira (1873–1932)
Enlai with Unidentified African Leader, 1963
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Zhou Enlai’s African “Safari” (1963-1964)
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Republic of Biafra (1967-1970)
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Thomas Sankara (1949-1987)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Tears We Cannot Stop: Michael Eric Dyson Explains Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy to Us Today
UNIT 342A: L-R, Alberta Hunter, Alfred Elkins, Ollie Crawford, Leonard Caston, Mae Gaddy & Joe Taps Miller
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Alberta Hunter and the Rhythm Rascals in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II
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African Americans in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta: The Black Community of Weed, California
Minnesota counties
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Slavery and Freedom on the Minnesota Territory Frontier: The Strange Saga of Joseph Godfrey

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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